Cryptocephalomorpha

Cryptocephalomorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Cryptocephalomorpha
Ritsema, 1875

Cryptocephalomorpha is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:[1]

  • Cryptocephalomorpha australica Baehr, 1997
  • Cryptocephalomorpha collaris (C.O. Waterhouse, 1877)
  • Cryptocephalomorpha gaverei Ritsema, 1875
  • Cryptocephalomorpha genieri Baehr, 1997
  • Cryptocephalomorpha gigantea Baehr, 2002
  • Cryptocephalomorpha major Baehr, 1997
  • Cryptocephalomorpha maxima Baehr, 2009
  • Cryptocephalomorpha papua Darlington, 1968

One of the characteristics of the genus Cryptocephalomorpha is that the labrum is not visible but hidden under the head.[2]

References

  1. "Cryptocephalomorpha Ritsema, 1875". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 19 Nov 2011.
  2. Notes from the Leyden Museum, Volumes 29-32, page 255


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